As contraband phones flood Baltimore jail, blocking technology comes online

Maryland corrections officials are taking advantage of new technology designed to block the use of contraband cellphones by inmates — a problem at the heart of recent indictments at the Baltimore City Detention Center.

Baltimore police officer charged with second-degree assault

Baltimore police officer Robert W. Mitchell faces a second-degree assault charge after police and prosecutors accused him of overstepping his powers and beating a young man more than a year ago.

Baltimore police making progress on open homicide cases

In the third week of February, two separate killings of couples alarmed Baltimore police and contributed to a spike in the city's homicide numbers that prompted the department to shift strategies, deploy more officers on foot patrols and hold community meetings in neighborhoods feeling the wave of violence.

Alleged BGF leader Tavon White will be moved to U.S. custody

Tavon White, the alleged leader of the Black Guerrilla Family at the Baltimore City Detention Center, will await trial in federal custody out of state, his attorney said Friday.

Head of investigations at corrections department retires

Jesse Ballard III, the head of internal investigations at the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, will retire in June to take a federal job, the state agency said Friday.

Ocean City cigarette smuggling ring had ties to terror groups, police say

The Palestinian immigrant and his brother lived next door to each other in homes in West Ocean City, over the years opening a number of businesses throughout the area — three pizza shops, a Mexican restaurant, a liquor store, gas stations, and development companies, court records show.

Man shot overnight in Baltimore's Westport neighborhood

Police are investigating an overnight shooting that left one man wounded, while detectives continue to search for suspects in the separate beating of a man Thursday evening that left him in critical condition.

Baltimore has high rate of staff-inmate sex

The Baltimore City Detention Center had the nation's second-highest rate of sexual contact between jail staff and inmates, according to a U.S. Department of Justice study released less than a month after federal prosecutors accused corrections officers at the jail of sleeping with gang members.

Family fight led to man's death in Curtis Bay, police say

A 28-year-old man who police were initially told died after being hit over the head with a beer bottle by a stranger in Curtis Bay was killed by a family member who punched him during a brawl, police say.

Carroll County man finds pipe bomb in mailbox

A man in Carroll County was checking his mailbox Wednesday afternoon when he discovered a pipe bomb, the Office of the State Fire Marshal said.

Three men shot in separate incidents in Baltimore

Three men were shot in separate incidents Wednesday night across Baltimore, and they were expected to survive their injuries, police said.

Man who raped 13-year-old gets four life sentences

A Baltimore judge sentenced a man convicted of repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl in an East Baltimore vacant home to life in prison four times over plus an additional 25 years.

Claim: Woman arrested, camera destroyed after recording Baltimore police

A Baltimore woman claims in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court that city police destroyed her camera and arrested her because she was recording officers who she observed beating someone else.

Alleged gang leader being held in poor conditions, lawyer says

As the alleged leader of the Black Guerrilla Family gang at the Baltimore City Detention Center, federal prosecutors say, Tavon White could get access to pretty much whatever he wanted: drugs, phones, money and sex.

City to give $100K to family of man killed by police

Baltimore officials plan to give $100,000 to the family of man shot and killed by police in a North Baltimore alley four years ago.

Baltimore teenager pleads guilty to carryout murder

A Baltimore teenager pleaded guilty to murder Monday as his trial was set to begin, following a failed attempt last week to have a confession withheld from jurors in the case.

Woman shot by Baltimore County police officer identified

Baltimore County police identified a 40-year old woman who was charged after brandishing what an officer believed to be a gun before he shot her multiple times in Pikesville early Saturday.

Man fatally shot in East Baltimore

A man was fatally shot Monday afternoon in the Ellwood Park neighborhood of East Baltimore, police said. 

Slain blogger's daughter directed attack, boyfriend told police

The 19-year-old man charged with fatally stabbing Dennis Lane allegedly told investigators that his girlfriend had instructed him to kill her father and his fiancee, specifying the number of times each was to be stabbed in the throat — 10 for him and 15 for her.

Howard school offers counseling after slaying of student's father

Counselors and psychologists will be on hand at Mount Hebron High School in Ellicott City on Monday as students return for the first school day since two classmates were charged with killing well-known Howard County blogger Dennis Lane.

Woman shot by officer in Pikesville had fake weapon, police say

A woman shot Saturday in Pikesville by a Baltimore County police officer — after the officer thought she had pulled a weapon — turned out to be holding a replica of a semi-automatic handgun, according to police.

Two shot in separate incidents in Baltimore on Sunday

Two men were shot in separate incidents Sunday in Baltimore, police said, and both were expected to survive their injuries.

Man dies after he is found shot in vehicle in N.W Baltimore

Baltimore Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man found in a vehicle in Northwest Baltimore on Saturday morning.

Pre-paid cards, phones and codes are inmates' currency

In the black market of Maryland's prisons and jails, where the right price can secure cellphones and drugs, transactions unfold through a complex system of currency. Among the key elements: 14-digit codes, prepaid debit cards and text messages.

Baltimore County officer shoot, injures woman in Pikesville

Baltimore County police say they shot a woman in Pikesville early Saturday after she pulled a handgun on an officer.